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Old 07-05-2004   #1 (permalink)
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I used to be into 'CB' radio, so stuck on the side of my house is a large high quality antenna, and while the SWR may need adjusting, could I use this for Wi Fi. CB operates at a frequency range of 27,0000 + MHZ while I understand that Wi Fi is 24 - 25. The cable comes through the wall and is terminated with a TNC male plug.

Can I not just buy a Wi Fi card with adapter and a suitable pigtail ? Or have I got this all so terribly wrong!???
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I used to be into 'CB' radio, so stuck on the side of my house is a large high quality antenna, and while the SWR may need adjusting, could I use this for Wi Fi. CB operates at a frequency range of 27,0000 + MHZ while I understand that Wi Fi is 24 - 25. The cable comes through the wall and is terminated with a TNC male plug.

Can I not just buy a Wi Fi card with adapter and a suitable pigtail ? Or have I got this all so terribly wrong!???
You better go back and look at the freq ranges again.

The American Citizens Band is channelized in the frequency range 26.965 to 27.405 MHz.

WiFi is 2400 MHz (2.4 GHz).

Yes you can buy a WiFi card and pigtail. No you cannot use it with a CB antenna. Yes you have it terribly wrong.
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There is a big difference between MegaHertz (MHz) and GigaHertz (GHz).
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There is a big difference between MegaHertz (MHz) and GigaHertz (GHz).
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